Black, Indigenous, and people of color led organizations (51% or more)
Organizations conducting most of their work with reservation communities, and/or in rural/small towns (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau)
Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 4pm - Click here to register.
Questions? Email the SJF team at Grants@SocialJusticeFund.org at your earliest convenience
The 2024 Giving Project will focus on Environmental Justice, making grants to support organizing work that aims to achieve equitable access to a clean and healthy environment for frontline communities most impacted by the climate crisis, environmental racism, and environmental injustice.
The “environment” in the context of the environmental justice movement is defined as the spaces where we live, work, learn, play, pray, and heal. This grant will fund rural and urban organizations working at the intersection of environmental, racial, and economic justice to create sustainable, self-determined and just communities.
We will prioritize funding organizations with Black, Indigenous, and/or POC leadership, and/or who conduct most of their work in reservation communities, and/or rural, small town communities.
Some examples of organizing work that is eligible for this grant include:
Resource mobilization for affordable and healthy housing, addressing neighborhood blight, etc.
Organizing efforts supporting access to clean and healthy food, water and air
Leadership development programs for environmental justice and health equity
Facilitating just transition and climate resilience work
Developing community processes, practices or civic engagement addressing neighborhood blight
Eligibility
Eligible organizations must meet the following criteria:
Organizations that work within SJF’s community organizing framework
Nonprofit organizations, tribal agencies, or groups sponsored by a nonprofit organization or tribal agency
This grant can fund:
Organizations with 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 status as determined by the IRS
Federally recognized American Indian tribal government or agency
Organizations that are fiscally sponsored by 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 organizations or by federally recognized tribal governments
Organizations that carry out their work in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and/or Wyoming
Priority
We will prioritize organizations in both the prescreening and final decisions process that:
Have leadership (at least 51%) from Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities, and/or
Conduct most of their work/organizing in reservation communities, and/or rural, small town communities (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau)